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Table 5.1 Overview of men and women candidates and committee members
Interviewed candidates Committee members MFMF STEM1 5 1 4 3 STEM2 6 0 6 2 STEM3 5 3 4 4 SSH1 4131 SSH2 3141 SSH3 3232 TOTAL 26 8 20 7
Note. In order to reduce the recognisability of cases, I did not break down the committee members into the various types (scientific members, student members, HR members). In total, three women students were included in the various committees and four men students. HR members (three in total) were always women.
While this research was on-going, digital data (such as audio files, and field notes) were stored on the campus network, which meets legal and ethical requirements. Safe and secure storage was guaranteed by the IT security and safety protocols of the campus network. Hard copy data, consisting of notes taken during and after the observations, were stored in a locked filing cabinet at my department. None of the data were accessible for others than the author, and the author has never shared any of her data with others.
Because of the sensitive nature of hiring procedures, I replaced names of committee members and candidates with pseudonyms and obscured minor details about the committees and the departments where needed to protect the confidentiality of committee members, candidates, and departments or universities. Some quotes used in this chapter are translated from Dutch to English by the author.
Analysis
I first read through all my materials and open coded the data in order to get a better understanding of the richness of my data. During this first coding exercise I realized that committee members mentioned negative and positive aspects of the various candidates (some candidates received more positive/negative comments than others) and that committee members revealed worries, doubts, mistrust and risks about candidates, but also expressed trust and gave some candidates the benefit of the doubt in their evaluations. Furthermore, I found that committee members provided counterarguments based on what another committee member had just
     


























































































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